Heeey... I just had an idea!

[chishinken]

...although it may be terrible.

In this thread, "I love the smell of AR-15's in the morning," the distinct odor an AR-15 gives off when fired is discussed. Now, I know < nothing about ammunition, but have any of you reloaders considered adding a few grains of something that burns with a distinct smell you enjoy?

Now, I don't want anyone to be offended by the idea of "scented ammo," but it seemed like an interesting experiment if nothing else. Do you think the non-explosive grain(s) would interfere with ballistics?


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[Devonai]

Dropping in a few grains of your favorite incense shouldn't have any effect on your loads. But is Sulfer/Lavender really a good combination?

 

[Preacherman]

That could give an entirely new and odiferous meaning to SHTF...

 

[ed dixon]

And residue that can be used as a tasty cracker spread!

 

[Mike Irwin]

No way in hell am I dropping anything foreign into the cases. Powder only.

While your additive probably won't cause any probems, why take the risk?

Who knows what might happen when you combine WW748 and Avon Herbal Garden scented bath crystals?

You want to be the test case with YOUR $500 plus rifle, with YOUR face right down beside the action?

 

[Fatelvis]

I have to admit, at work, when powder activated tools are used around me, the odor makes me want to immediately run off the jobsite, and go shoot my rimfires! They must use the same powder in the loads for those fastening guns, because it smells exactly like a day at the range, shooting 22s.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Hoppe's No. 9 makes a great after-shave lotion!

 

[Capt Teach]

Interesting post. Just a pinch of Capt Black might be nice. Hell, people use all sorts of stuff for fillers on light loads in big cases.
You might be on to a great marketing idea. "Black Talon with Rose Petals" sounds much less lethal. How about "Magnolia Magnum"?

Capt Teach

 

[Mike Irwin]

"Hell, people use all sorts of stuff for fillers on light loads in big cases."

Yep, stuff that's pretty much chemically inert, and in loads that are FAR smaller than the capacity of the case.

This is just a little different.

 

[jerryd]

smell of napalm in the am!

Will never forget the smell of m-14 gun powder, even now at the range you could tell whose is firing one by the smell, brings back memories!!

 

[dfrog]

A pinch of dried hot pepper powder works very well in a crowded range.

 

[dodgestdshift]

If you want perfume, shoot in a wet field after the farmer has spread fertilizer on a hot day. Putting anything in the case besides powder is a bad idea.

 

[Edward429451]

No way in hell am I dropping anything foreign into the cases. Powder only

That was my first thought.

 

[Steve Smith]

Oddly enough, the smell doesn't do much for me. This past weekend at the CO Regional Champtionships, I was standing, waiting for targets at the 300 yard line. The smell of burned powder filled the air of course, but I could also distinctly smell the blooming mountain wildflowers. Now THAT's a smell I can't get tired of!

(Sherri Gallagher's lovely perfume was also wafting my way...a pleasant addition to an otherwise stinky day!)

 

[Master Blaster]

You could spray the base of the bullet with your wifes favorite perfume, and allow it to dry.

 

[tlnzz]

Heeey... I just had an idea!

Me too. Just put some of that stuff you been smoken in there.

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